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[Interview] RIM Eyes Southeast Asia’s Developer Scene

YoungUpstarts

During the recent launch of Blackberry 7 OS in Singapore, Research In Motion (RIM) executives had shared that Southeast Asia was a potential hotbed of application developers with whom they were keen to work with. During the launch of Blackberry 7, RIM executives mentioned that Southeast Asia is a key market for developing applications.

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5 Ideal Locations For Young Startups

YoungUpstarts

Web technologies and software expedite the process of development. Young startups love Thailand. Anywhere can become an ideal location when in Thailand if the startup has access to the web. A startup may spark from a simple idea and quickly grow in momentum due to the ease of launching a product or service.

San Diego 218
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5 Mistakes We Made While Growing A Startup In Southeast Asia

YoungUpstarts

The first platform we launched was our Singaporean site and we realised that most large companies there provide their staff with basic health insurance coverage and the same goes for Malaysia and Thailand. Especially in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines where people are a lot more responsive over the phone.

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Singapore Image Recognition Technology Used by Asia’s Newspapers

YoungUpstarts

A Singapore-based start-up company will soon have its technology adopted by a number of leading Asian newspapers, including Thailand’s The Nation , Hong Kong’s China Daily and The Star of Malaysia. by George Graver. Knorex has already negotiated a number of deals to implement iSnap functionality in Asian newspapers.

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Innovation: The Key To Entrepreneurial Success

YoungUpstarts

With Asia’s share of global research and development forecast to grow to 40% this year, the quest to drive innovation is at the forefront of conversation among business leaders and entrepreneurs in the region. You need to remain at the forefront of such developments to avoid being commoditized or being made irrelevant. -

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[Event] Ukraine, Thailand And US Take Top Spots At Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012

YoungUpstarts

Thailand team TANG Thai and U.S. team Drexel Dragons won the Game Design categories for Xbox/Windows and Phone respectively, with the Thai team developing a game focused on protecting the environment and preventing deforestation, while Drexel Dragons made a game that promoted elementary math education and problem solving. Xbox/Windows.

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Careers Start by Peeling Potatoes

Steve Blank

When I got to my first airbase my job was lugging electronics boxes on and off fighter planes under the broiling hot Thailand sun, to bring them into the technicians inside the air-conditioned shop, to troubleshoot and fix. Filed under: Air Force , Customer Development , Family/Career/Culture. Solutions From Hands On.

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